William A. Dembski

American intelligent design advocate
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William A. Dembski

Summary

William A. Dembski is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on July 18, 1960[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], theologian[5], computer scientist[6], writer[7], and philosopher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William A. Dembski's place of birth was Chicago[2].
  • William A. Dembski was born on July 18, 1960[3].
  • William A. Dembski held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William A. Dembski worked as a mathematician[4].
  • William A. Dembski's professions included theologian[5].
  • William A. Dembski's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • William A. Dembski worked as a writer[7].
  • William A. Dembski's professions included philosopher[8].
  • William A. Dembski was educated at University of Illinois Chicago[11].
  • William A. Dembski was educated at Princeton Theological Seminary[12].
  • William A. Dembski was educated at University of Chicago[13].
  • William A. Dembski was educated at Portsmouth Abbey School[14].
  • William A. Dembski's doctoral advisor was Patrick Billingsley[15].
  • William A. Dembski's doctoral advisor was Leo Kadanoff[16].
  • William A. Dembski is recorded as male[17].
  • William A. Dembski's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • William A. Dembski's family name is recorded as Dembski[19].
  • William A. Dembski's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • William A. Dembski's official website is recorded as http://billdembski.com/[21].
  • William A. Dembski's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • William A. Dembski's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1960-07-18[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6c9ab59e-eab0-4c0b-a0c8-bfbc007163f2[27]

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Origins and Family

William A. Dembski was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on July 18, 1960[3].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Chicago[11], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1983[30]; Princeton Theological Seminary[12], a seminary[31], in United States[32], founded in 1812[33], headquartered in Princeton[34]; University of Chicago[13], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1890[37], headquartered in Chicago[38]; and Portsmouth Abbey School[14], a private school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1926[41]. Doctoral advisors include Patrick Billingsley[15], a mathematician[42], 1925–2011[43], of United States[44], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[45], specialised in probability theory[46] and Leo Kadanoff[16], a physicist[47], 1937–2015[48], of United States[49], awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal[50], specialised in statistical physics[51].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], theologian[5], computer scientist[6], writer[7], and philosopher[8].

Why It Matters

William A. Dembski ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Works attributed to him include Of Pandas and People[54], a literary work[55], written by Percival Davis[56].

FAQs

Where was William A. Dembski born?

William A. Dembski's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did William A. Dembski do for work?

William A. Dembski worked as mathematician[4], theologian[5], computer scientist[6], writer[7], and philosopher[8].

Where did William A. Dembski go to school?

William A. Dembski was educated at University of Illinois Chicago[11], Princeton Theological Seminary[12], University of Chicago[13], and Portsmouth Abbey School[14].

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  1. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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